Moving figure wheeled toy



Patented Feb. 24, 195?,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE l .MOVING FIGURE WHEELED 'roy n L LeonBrown,` Kokomo, Ind: V`Appllieatimn April i4, 195o. serial 155,856

- `This invention relates to certain new and useacter comprising anarrangement of parts which will afford"readyassembly'and economicalmanufacture. r

Ancillary `to the principalobject of this invention` isfto provide a toy`which will aord the maximum amusementto `a child.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. 1 i The invention A.consists inthe novel 1 ,combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings showing the preferred form of construction, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a face elevational view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view taken substantially on line 3--3 ofFig. 5;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view taken substantially on line 4-4of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view taken substantially online 5-5 of Fig.3.

The several objects of the invention are accomplished by the preferredform of construction shown in the accompanying drawings and in which IIIindicates a body formed to simulate a living creature, such for example,a duck, having a head portion II from which extends an integral upper jaw I2.

A lower jaw is indicated at |3 and is hinged to the body by means of ahinge I4. The body comprises two sections I5 and I6 connected togetherby suitable adhesive material or the like.

The head II provides a transverse opening |'I closed by suitable plasticor glass disks I 8 painted or otherwise impressed to simulate eyes.

The head I| further includes a transverse opening I9 in parallelrelation with respect to the opening II and into which the sockets 20supporting electric bulbs 2| within the opening II project. The electricbulbs 2| are disposed adjacent the eye simulating disks I8 and areadapted in a manner hereinafter described to be intermittentlyilluminated.

eoliens; (01; ie-.+1041 The main portion of the body I0 provides acompartment 22. `In this `compartment 22 is arranged a spring motor 23of any approved construction including a power spring 24 and a train ofgears 25 which acts as a governor to drive' .a driving gear 26. Thisdriving `gear 26fdrives a pinion which is mounted on a shaft 2Iextending transversely of the body and having eccentrically mounted onits opposite endportion, Wheels 28.

The spring motor has a winding key 29 by which the spring 24 of themotor may be placed under driving operation.

The taillportion 38 of the body I0 carries a wheel 3| `mounted on asuitable shaft 32`in turn carried by the body I0.

The arrangement is such that when the simulated duck` is propelled overa surface by the motor 23 the bodylof the duck will pivot about theshaft 32 to simulate waddling. i

In the tail portion 30 of the body IIJ is a compartment 33 into which Imount'a dry cell battery 34. This battery 34 is connected by circuitwires 35 with the electric bulbs 2Il. Interposed in this circuitconnection is a switch 36 normally in open condition. The switch issupported on a block 3'I extending transversely of the body I0.

On the shaft 2'I is eccentrically mounted a disk 38. This disk 38intermittently engages an element 39 of the switch 36 to intermittentlyclose the same and intermittently energize the electric bulbs 2|. Thissame disk 38 is also employed to clap the movable jaw I3 against thestationary jaw I2. This is accomplished by providing in the disk 38 agroove 4I). Mounted in this groove 4I] is a loop 4| of a pull cord 42.

The cord 42 extends around a iixed pin 43 carried by the body I0. Theopposite or upper end portion of this pull cord 42 extends through aneye 44 of a bolt 44 connected to the movable jaw |3 as shown in Fig. 4.Such end portion of the pull cord l2 is iixed'to the body |0 as at 45,Fig. 5. The arrangement is such that when the disk 38 is in the positionshown in Fig. 4, the cord 42 is pulled tight, clamping the movable'jawI3 against the stationary jaw I2. When in the position shown in Fig. 3,the pull cord 42 allows the jaw I3 to pivot to an open position as shownin Fig. 3.

By this arrangement I have provided a single means for effecting closingof the switch 35 and for moving the jaw I3. Each time that the switch 3Bis closed, the electric bulbs Will be illuminated to simulate winking ofthe eyes.

A toy constructed in accordance with the foregoing description is simplein construction. The

simulated walking of the toy, the simulated Winknomical manufacture.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is: Y

1. A toy comprising a body, a shaft extending transversely of the body,supporting wheels eccentrically mounted on the shaft, a power unitwithin the body and having driving connection with the shaft, said bodycomprising a head, said head having a transverse opening formed therein,eye simulating disks mounted in said head at opposite ends of saidopening, electric bulbs mounted in said opening adjacent said disks, a

.power circuit for said bulbs including a switch,

4 loop mounted in a groove of said eccentrically mounted disk.

2. A toy comprising a body providing a hollowed out portion, a headhaving a passage extending downwardly therefrom and having communicationwith said hollowed out portion of said body, said head including amovable jaw and a stationary jaw, a. shaft extending transversely of thebody, supporting wheels eccentrically mounted on said shaft, a motormounted in said hollowed out portion of said body and having drivingconnection with the shaft, a pull cord extending through said passagefor connection to said movable jaw, a disk eccentrically mounted on saidshaft and having a groove formed in its periphery, said pull cord havinga loop extending around said disk within said groove and passingupwardly through said passage to said movable jaw, said head having apair of simulated eyes, means within said head for intermittentlyilluminating said eyes, said means having a power circuit and saidcircuit including a switch, said circuit and said switch havingconnection through said passage with said eye illuminating means, anelement of said switch adapted to be intermittently engaged by saideccentrically mounted disk to complete a circuit to illuminate saideyes.

HURJJEYV LEON BROWN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,412,015 Howerton i Apr. 4, 19221,625,758 Wynn Apr. 19, V192'?V 2,036,326 Furey Apr. 7, 1936

